Men's Lacrosse

Men's Lacrosse

Arthur Takes Helm of Lacrosse Program

Jun 23, 2010

BANNER ELK, N.C. - Former assistant coach and interim head coach
Brendan Arthur has had the interim tag removed and been given the
helm of the Lees-McRae College men's lacrosse program.

"I feel this young man possesses a tremendous skill set and feel
extremely confident he can build our men's lacrosse program to an
annually competitive program within our conference," Athletic
Director Craig McPhail said.

Arthur spent the past two seasons as an assistant with the
Bobcats under former coach Mat Edmunds as the defensive
coordinator. Under his direction in 2010, the defense finished
third in the conference in penalty killing minutes and first in the
conference in caused turnovers.

"I'm very excited and grateful for this opportunity," Arthur
said. "Coach Edmunds did a phenomenal job of attracting talented
and upstanding young men to Lees-McRae, and I look forward to
building on the strong foundation he laid."

"In the time Brendan has been at Lees-McRae, he has been able to
see the values and goals of the college, with this I look forward
to seeing a product on and off the field we can all be proud of,"
McPhail said.

Prior to his time with the Bobcats, Arthur was a four-year
starter at Division I Robert Morris University as a long-stick
midfielder. In 2007, his junior year with the Colonials, Arthur
finished ranked 34th in the nation in ground balls per game. He
finished his playing career with 156 ground balls, five goals and
seven assists.

Arthur graduated from Robert Morris with a double major in
marketing and sports management.

He has spent time working several lacrosse camps including: Big
Shot Lacrosse Camp, Great Plains Lacrosse Camp and the Drew McMinn
Goalie Camp.

He is the son of Bob and Kathy Arthur, who currently reside in
Kansas City, Missouri.